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If you’re looking for a list of Premier League footballers who have Twitter and/or Facebook accounts, you’ve come to the right place. After hours of research, EPL Talk has amassed a comprehensive list of Twitter and Facebook accounts for footballers of most Premier League clubs.
Last week,&nbsp;Manchester United caused quite a stir when the club announced that its <a href="http://epltalk.com/man-united-shuts-down-twitter-and-facebook-accounts-for-its-footballers/14922" target="_blank">players had been told not to use social networking sites</a>. Even cross-town rivals Manchester City got in the act when a club official said that <a href="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1189794_united_and_city_warn_players_off_twitter" target="_blank">City players had been told not to use social networking sites</a> either. However, as you’ll see from the list below, there are a few Manchester City players who have official social networking pages. In fact, most Premier League clubs have a few players who have a social media page.
Before we reveal the list, however, we should note that these are the player’s pages to the best of our knowledge. There were many Facebook accounts for stars such as Cesc Fabregas and Fernando Torres that were unclear whether they were real or not, so we removed those from the list.
Drumroll please, here’s the list:

<ul>
<li>Arsenal
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1077619595" target="_blank">Gael Clichy (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=1159102228" target="_blank">Eduardo (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=627805811&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank">Fran Merida (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1196672697" target="_blank">Robin Van Persie (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Aston Villa
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/jamescollins29" target="_blank">James Collins (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/bguzan" target="_blank">Brad Guzan (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Birmingham City
<ul>
<li>None known</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Blackburn Rovers
<ul>
<li>None known</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Bolton Wanderers
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/stuholden22" target="_blank">Stuart Holden (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Burnley
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=783740366" target="_blank">Andre Bikey (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Chelsea
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/anelkaofficiel" target="_blank">Nicolas Anelka (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/julianobelletti" target="_blank">Juliano Belletti (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=1148247250" target="_blank">Joe Cole (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/Danny_Sturridge" target="_blank">Daniel Sturridge (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Everton
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/landondonovan" target="_blank">Landon Donovan (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/landondonovan" target="_blank">Landon Donovan (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=1040269468" target="_blank">Louis Saha (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Fulham
<ul>
<li>None known</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hull City
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/JozyAltidore17" target="_blank">Jozy Altidore (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=1276261734" target="_blank">Amr Zaki (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Liverpool
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/RyanBabel" target="_blank">Ryan Babel (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=581533970" target="_blank">Steven Gerrard (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Manchester City
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/StephenIreland" target="_blank">Stephen Ireland (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/OfficialMR2" target="_blank">Micah Richards (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/carlitotevez" target="_blank">Carlos Tevez (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Manchester United
<ul>
<li>None known (banned)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Portsmouth
<ul>
<li>None known</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Stoke City
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/JSBeattie" target="_blank">James Beattie (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/DelapSCFC" target="_blank">Rory Delap (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/Etherington26" target="_blank">Matthew Etherington (Twitter)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/RShawcross87" target="_blank">Ryan Shawcross (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Sunderland
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/DBTheTruth" target="_blank">Darren Bent (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Tottenham Hotspur
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benoit-Assou-Ekotto/48123069299" target="_blank">Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=672822004" target="_blank">Peter Crouch (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>West Ham United
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/TheRealGabbidon" target="_blank">Danny Gabbidon (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Wigan Athletic
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&amp;id=1109617023" target="_blank">Charles N’Zogbia (Facebook)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Wolverhampton Wanderers 
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/mrjodycraddock" target="_blank">Jody Craddock (Twitter)</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
If you’re aware of any Premier League footballers who are on Twitter or Facebook, please post them in the comments section below. The vast majority of account names above feature real Premier League footballers, but it’s possible that a couple of them may have tricked us.
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Manchester United posted an <a href="http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&amp;newsid=6645155" target="_blank">announcement on its website</a> Friday that said that none of its players maintain personal profiles on social networking sites.
“The club wishes to make it clear that no Manchester United players maintain personal profiles on social networking websites,” said the <a href="http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&amp;newsid=6645155" target="_blank">note posted</a> on ManUtd.com. “Fans encountering any web pages purporting to be written by United players should treat them with extreme scepticism. Any official news relating to Manchester United or its players will be communicated via ManUtd.com.”
However what the announcement failed to mention is that several Manchester United footballers used to have accounts on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook accounts, but they have either been shut down or the contents on those pages have been removed presumably under the orders of Manchester United FC.
Our research reveals that&nbsp;Twitter accounts have been removed for <a href="http://twitter.com/RealWayneRooney" target="_blank">Wayne Rooney</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Ryan_Giggs" target="_blank">Ryan Giggs</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/Fletch23Rome09" target="_blank">Darren Fletcher</a>, while Facebook accounts have been removed for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=100000080&amp;id=592063168" target="_blank">Wes Brown</a>. Meanwhile, the&nbsp;contents of the Facebook wall for the following footballers have been erased: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=685131235" target="_blank">Ryan Giggs</a> and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1171528145" target="_blank">Rio Ferdinand</a>. Pictured above is the wall of Ryan Giggs’s page on Facebook showing that the contents have been removed.
We can imagine why Manchester United would want to prevent its footballers from frequenting social networking sites. One, it’s a potential public relations disaster especially if a player says something controversial or releases information before it’s been approved by a club’s communications or PR department. Two, it encourages football supporters to find information about their favorite players outside of the official club website. Fewer visits to the official club website results in fewer opportunities to generate revenue by selling merchandise or website memberships. Three, and perhaps it’s the most important reason of all, it’s an issue of control. Professional footballers are under the control of the club almost at all times in terms of what they say, which members of the press they can talk to (if any) and what curfews they’re under. But social networking systems threaten the status quo because its professional footballers having personal contact with fans, the media and others, which could be terrifying for some football clubs.
While Manchester United is tightening the screws on which sites its players can frequent, <a href="http://twitter.com/safcofficial" target="_blank">Sunderland</a> continues to allow striker <a href="http://twitter.com/dbthetruth" target="_blank">Darren Bent</a> to use Twitter and he’s definitely building a cult following (29,000 followers as of press time). Reading Bent’s tweets is refreshing and gives you a better appreciation of the footballer. Bent has embraced Twitter to such an extent that he even has <a href="http://footballfashion.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/sunderland-striker-darren-bent-adds-twitter-logo-and-name-to-his-game-boots/" target="_blank">football boots with his Twitter handle and Twitter logo</a> printed on them.
In this world where professional footballers are so distanced from its fans, it’s a pleasure to see Darren Bent and other footballers using Twitter while clubs such as Manchester United (<a href="http://epltalk.com/official-twitter-accounts-for-premier-league-clubs/9262" target="_blank">who don’t even have an official Twitter account for the club</a>) are living in the stone age.
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